'The standout thing for me was just how badly Manchester United’s players in midfield and up front handled the ball in the first half.' MUFC
Neville blames four Man Utd stars for ‘bringing negative vibes’ in derby – ‘they didn’t turn up!’Date published: Monday 3rd October 2022 8:19 -Gary Neville thinks four players were to blame for Man Utd’s first-half performance in the Manchester derby on Sunday against Man City.
But this positive work was undone at the Etihad on Sunday as they were hammered by their local rivals.did themselves no favours as they were wasteful in possession and City were quick to punish them. “It was the unforced errors, the anxiety on the ball and the lack of composure. I’m not talking about the defenders at the back who are being pressed but the midfielders and the forwards: Rashford, Eriksen, Fernandes, McTominay,” he said on“They were all giving it away in that first half unnecessarily. It just then brings further negative vibes throughout the team when your best players aren’t handling the ball well. They should’ve been better, a lot better.
“You can’t just think you get the ball, play one pass, turn and knock it over the centre-backs, even if they’re not City’s best centre-backs, they’re going to read that. It just became really simple for City’s defenders to be able to cope with it.
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